About Us
Native Voices at the Autry is the country’s only Equity theatre company dedicated exclusively to producing new works by Native American, Alaska Native, and First Nations playwrights. The company has been hailed by critics as “a virtual Who’s Who of American Indian theatre artists,” “a hotbed for contemporary Native theatre,” “deeply compelling,” and “a powerful and eloquent voice.”
Native Voices, which provides a supportive, collaborative setting for Native theatre artists from across North America, was founded in 1993 and became the resident theatre company at the Autry National Center in 1999. It is widely respected in both the Native American and theatre communities for its breakthrough plays and diverse programming, which highlight unique points of view within the more than 500 Native American nations in North America.
Deeply committed to developing new works by beginning, emerging, and established Native playwrights from across North America and seeing them fully realized, Native Voices at the Autry has produced 42 critically acclaimed new plays, including 22 world premieres; 16 Playwrights Retreats; 25 New Play Festivals; and more than 200 workshops and public staged readings.
Native Voices at the Autry is a Constituent Theatre of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American theatre, and is a member of Actors’ Equity Association, LA Stage Alliance, and the Dramatists Guild.
About the Native Voices Ensemble
Native Voices at the Autry established the Native Voices Artists Ensemble to further advance the extraordinary talents of its community of Native actors, writers, musicians, and directors. The Ensemble is devoted to developing new work in a collaborative process and supporting Native Voices’ ongoing focus on the work of individual playwrights. The Ensemble also facilitates reservation outreach and allows Native Voices to make a unique contribution to the fast-growing ensemble theatre form.
For more information about the ensemble, click here.
STAFF
Co-Artistic Director Delanna Studi (Cherokee)
Managing Producer Elisa Blandford
Literary Manager Katie Rich (Cherokee, Chickasaw)
Social Media Maven Jennifer Bobiwash (Ojibway)
Co-Artistic Director Delanna Studi (Cherokee)
Managing Producer Elisa Blandford
Literary Manager Katie Rich (Cherokee, Chickasaw)
Social Media Maven Jennifer Bobiwash (Ojibway)
LOCATION
323-667-2000, ext. 299